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Famous people · Rumilly, Haute-Savoie

From 1755 to 1962, Rumilly was the birthplace of 4 famous people

The best known is the French banker Georges Pauget, with articles in 2 languages. Olivier Grenouilleau and François Bel follow. The list’s best known name, Georges Pauget, dates from 1947. Half or more of the towns in Haute-Savoie have no one on record, but this one has 2.4 for every 10,000 residents.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Pauget
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1755
Philibert Simond
Youngest
1962
Olivier Grenouilleau
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Rumilly

Georges Pauget has articles in 2 languages, Olivier Grenouilleau in 2 and François Bel in 1.

GP#1
Business

Georges Pauget

born 1947

French banker

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
OG#2
Writing & Arts

Olivier Grenouilleau

born 1962

French historian

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FB#3
Politics & Law

François Bel

1805–1891

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Rumilly’s famous people were born

The 1940s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Philibert SimondFrançois BelOlivier Grenouilleau
Politics & LawBusinessWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Rumilly is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Rumilly

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Annecy counts 210 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Rumilly

Who is the most famous person from Rumilly?

Georges Pauget (French banker) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Olivier Grenouilleau and François Bel.

How many famous people were born in Rumilly?

4 people born in Rumilly have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Rumilly known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rumilly?

Philibert Simond, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1962.

Who counts as from Rumilly?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rumilly itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.